GWR
04-06-08, 02:07 PM
I imagine that this type of mining was done in the waters off Malaysia in the past. (Malaysian tin-dredging almost certainly wasn't purely confined to coastal lagoons.) Certainly, it was done until quite recently near Phuket in Thailand. I suppose they are trying to tell us that this is the first project wich has had to go through a process of getting federal, state and public approval:
Wednesday June 4, 2008
Marine tin mining raises concern
BY MARTIN CARVALHO
MALACCA: The state government plans to conduct marine tin mining off the coast of Kuala Sungai Baru but the move has got environmental groups worried.
WWF executive director Datuk Dr Dionysius Sharma said this was perhaps the first time that marine tin mining was being proposed in Malaysia which could give rise to several issues.
“As far as we know, this is the first time that marine tin mining is being proposed that could result in a whole range of social and environmental issues,” he told The Star.
Dr Dionysius, who is WWF Malaysia chief executive officer, urged the state to ensure that environmental and social safeguards are in place to protect the area from negative impacts.
It is learned that no environmental impact assessment (EIA) study had been carried out as the proposed mining activities are confined to below 50ha to avoid the mandatory need for an EIA report.
Dr Dionysius said the lack of an EIA report was a “serious matter.”
The issue over proposed marine tin mining activities arose in late March following protests by some 400 fishermen from Kuala Sungai Baru.
The protests temporarily halted operations by four companies awarded concessions by the state to mine tin in a site of some 1,000 acres off the coast here.
The fishermen refused to accept the state’s offer of an annual RM1,600 or RM4.38 per day compensation for the loss of their livelihood.
Concerns were also raised that the mining activities would affect the Federal Government’s effort to preserve and protect the critically endangered Hawksbill turtle carried out at the Pengakalan Balak Turtle Hatchery in Kuala Sungai Baru.
Malacca records the highest number of Hawksbill turtle landings in Peninsular Malaysia with some 390 nests and 45,345 eggs in 2007.http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/4/nation/21448858&sec=nation
High global tin prices are also encouraging the recommencement of terrestrial tin mining in Malaysia:
http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showthread.php?t=3311
Wednesday June 4, 2008
Marine tin mining raises concern
BY MARTIN CARVALHO
MALACCA: The state government plans to conduct marine tin mining off the coast of Kuala Sungai Baru but the move has got environmental groups worried.
WWF executive director Datuk Dr Dionysius Sharma said this was perhaps the first time that marine tin mining was being proposed in Malaysia which could give rise to several issues.
“As far as we know, this is the first time that marine tin mining is being proposed that could result in a whole range of social and environmental issues,” he told The Star.
Dr Dionysius, who is WWF Malaysia chief executive officer, urged the state to ensure that environmental and social safeguards are in place to protect the area from negative impacts.
It is learned that no environmental impact assessment (EIA) study had been carried out as the proposed mining activities are confined to below 50ha to avoid the mandatory need for an EIA report.
Dr Dionysius said the lack of an EIA report was a “serious matter.”
The issue over proposed marine tin mining activities arose in late March following protests by some 400 fishermen from Kuala Sungai Baru.
The protests temporarily halted operations by four companies awarded concessions by the state to mine tin in a site of some 1,000 acres off the coast here.
The fishermen refused to accept the state’s offer of an annual RM1,600 or RM4.38 per day compensation for the loss of their livelihood.
Concerns were also raised that the mining activities would affect the Federal Government’s effort to preserve and protect the critically endangered Hawksbill turtle carried out at the Pengakalan Balak Turtle Hatchery in Kuala Sungai Baru.
Malacca records the highest number of Hawksbill turtle landings in Peninsular Malaysia with some 390 nests and 45,345 eggs in 2007.http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/4/nation/21448858&sec=nation
High global tin prices are also encouraging the recommencement of terrestrial tin mining in Malaysia:
http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showthread.php?t=3311